Leisure

Making countryside and outdoor heritage sites accessible

Summary: Advice on improving access to outdoor hertiage for blind and paritally sighted people

Many blind and partially sighted people enjoy visiting the countryside, parks and outdoor heritage sites. Whilst many outdoor sites are intrinsically multisensory, people with sight loss often face barriers when trying to get to and around outdoor sites.

RNIB has recently worked with the National Trust to develop guidance for outdoor heritage sites on improving access for blind and partially sighted people:

• Improving access for blind and partially sighted people, text only version (word, 315 KB)
• Improving access for blind and partially sighted people text and image version (to follow shortly)

There are also a number of publications on access to countryside for disabled people listed below:

• Easy Access to Historic Landscapes
• By all reasonable means: inclusive access to the outdoors for disabled people

Content author: broadcasting@rnib.org.uk

Last updated: 20/11/2008 11:13